Accident description
Last updated: 27 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 28 JAN 1978 |
| Time: | ca 13:55 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-3D |
| Operator: | SADELCA Colombia - Sociedad Aérea del Caqueta |
| Registration: | HK-1351 |
| C/n / msn: | 42958 |
| First flight: | 1946 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cerro Granada (Colombia) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Neiva Airport (NVA/SKNV), Colombia |
| San Vicente Airport (SVI/SKSV), Colombia |
The aircraft struck a cloud-covered mountain at 6800 feet.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Neiva Airport to San Vicente Airport as the crow flies is 106 km (66 miles).
Distance from Neiva Airport to San Vicente Airport as the crow flies is 106 km (66 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
